Drop in cyber attacks on UAE

The UAE has reported a drop in the number of cyber attacks against the government and private bodies.

The Telecommunications Regulations Authority (TRA) said its Computer Emergency Readiness Team stopped 34 attacks in January this year, compared to 136 in the same month last year. Of the latest total, 16 were “fraudulent offensives”, eight were attempted data breaches and three were attempts to deface or block websites.